Information on the World Wide Web—how useful is it for parents?

Sim, Nurain Z.; Kitteringham, Lara; Spitz, Lewis; Pierro, Agostino; Kiely, Edward M.; Drake, David; Curry, Joe

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.10.003

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“…The authors remarked that the information on these sites was often 'unvalidated'. Sim et al [42] also found issues with content in their study of health information seeking via the Internet. 94% of respondents reported that they found the Internet useful.…”

Section: Characteristics Of Ehealth Servicesmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…In the study by Sim et al of health information seeking via the Internet [42], while there were issues over content, 84% of parents found the Internet useful in developing further an understanding of their child's condition. They also found in the information obtained, reassurance (37%) and support (29%) along with possible diagnoses (15%).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Factors that influence public engagement with eHealth: A literature review

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2011

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Section: Published As: Hardiker Nr Grant Mj Factors That Influence mentioning

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Factors that influence public engagement with eHealth: A literature review

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Grant

2011

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“…26 Parental use of the Internet to educate themselves about their child's condition is widespread. 27 Health care professionals can ensure that parents have access to quality and accurate information by being involved in its development and its distribution.…”

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Parents are reluctant to use technological means of communication in pediatric day care

Murto

Bryson

Abu-Shahwan

et al. 2008

Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth

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Purpose:We hypothesized that advanced information and communication technology (ICT) would be acceptable to parents in a pediatric surgical, and diagnostic imaging day care setting. Methods:After Ethics Committee approval, we distributed surveys, over a one-month period, to parents of children arriving for day care surgery or diagnostic imaging. Parents indicated their acceptance of various proposed modes of postoperative discussion of healthcare i.e.; face-to-face, videophone, or telephone. Parents were also asked to describe their receptiveness to scheduling non-emergency hospital appointments online and to receiving electronic media describing their child's surgery and postoperative management. Parental education, income, and familiarity with the Internet were also assessed.Results: A total of 451 surveys (84% response rate) were returned. Most parents (95%) had access to the Internet and 70% did their banking online. Forty-two percent of the parents had at least a university education and 63% had an annual family income > $50,000 Canadian. The majority of parents (98%) accepted face-to-face interaction, while only 35% and 37% of parents were receptive to videophone and telephone interviews, respectively. Computer availability (P = 0.001) and online banking (P = 0.011) were the only variables that predicted those parents who were in favour of using videophone technology. Parents were receptive to instruction electronic media (80%) and booking appointments online (61%). Conclusions:A well-educated and technologically sophisticated parent population does not favour advanced communication technologies over simple, face-to-face interaction in an in-hospital setting. These parents are prepared to receive technology-based information about their child's surgery and to schedule non-emergency hospital appointments online. Méthode : Après avoir obtenu l'aval du comité d'éthique, nous avons distribué des questionnaires pendant un mois aux parents d'enfants admis pour des chirurgies ou des imageries diagnostiques aux soins de jour. Les parents ont indiqué leur acceptation de diverses méthodes proposées de discussion

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“…The importance of the concept of 'quality' for parents when sourcing information is of essence if they are to make well informed decisions about their child's care *9, 18, 26-28] Parents look to healthcare professionals for advice and guidance and prefer sources of information that are recommended by their paediatrician or nurse in order to improve knowledge, awareness and inform decision making [8, 9,11,13,14,22,29]. Healthcare professionals therefore have a responsibility to direct or 'prescribe' internet sources that are of high quality and relevant, and that this may be done as part of the consultation process [11,12,15,18,23,30].…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluation of an educational website for parents of children with ADHD

Ryan

Haroon

Melvin

2015

International Journal of Medical Informatics

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ADHD is a relatively common neuro-developmental condition characterized by hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention. The provision of timely and accurate information about the condition and about strategies to manage it is vital especially because of widespread misconceptions about it. AIM: To see the effect of an educational website on i) parental perceptions ii) knowledge levels, and to obtain feedback to optimise user-experience.METHOD: Parents whose children had ADHD (or were close to diagnosis) were recruited.Following a 30-item baseline knowledge test parents/carers were directed to an educational website on ADHD. After this they were re-contacted for follow up testing and feedback.RESULTS: n=172, 14 were lost to follow up. Ninety-one (59.4 %) participants were known to have accessed the website at follow up. The majority of carers accessed the website just once or twice (32.7%). Of those who did not access the website 65% cited a lack of time as the reason while 29% cited they were unable to access the internet at the time. The majority (74%) of those accessing the site were just browsing for general information. Parents showed increased knowledge post website use p=0.000. Of those accessing the website the majority (85.5%) felt it was relevant to them and would use it again (90.8%).Content analysis of open-ended feedback identified eight core themes including website appearance, content, functionality, perceptions, target audience, usability, usage patterns with areas for

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Information on the World Wide Web—how useful is it for parents?

Cited by 76 publications

References 8 publications

Factors that influence public engagement with eHealth: A literature review

Factors that influence public engagement with eHealth: A literature review

Parents are reluctant to use technological means of communication in pediatric day care

Evaluation of an educational website for parents of children with ADHD

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